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The Library welcomes resource purchase requests from all staff and students.
Our dedicated acquisitions team, based within Collections at the Bill Bryson Library, handles book orders for the Bill Bryson Library, Palace Green, International Study Centre (Stockton), and supports College Libraries with purchasing.
All University members can request the library to purchase a book for the collection. Most requests can be made directly using the Purchase Request Form without needing permission from a staff member. Exceptions include resources with ongoing costs or one-off costs exceeding the purchasing threshold.
The reasons for requesting a title can range from additional copies of core texts to general interest and fiction.
These pages provide a brief introduction on how to request a purchase, types of requests, routes for purchasing for staff and students, delivery times, and more.
More information can also be found on our Library Content Policy .
" It’s very impressive how quickly orders can be placed and access allowed – many thanks to you. "
"So fast! Brilliant! Thank you! ".
" just wanted to say thank you for all the work you do as acquisitions, the ability to access just about any piece of academic writing in the world is so amazing"
"I just want to say thanks for your prompt action, and I really appreciate it!"